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| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | NBC Local | When will you get your IRS refund? 2 ways it could be bigger this year | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/irs-refund-when-how-to-track-why-it-could-be-bigger-this-year/3891041/ | [ Tax filing season ][3] is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15. The average refund last year was $3,167. This year, analysts have projected it could be $1,000 higher, thanks to changes in tax law. More than 165 million individual income tax … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | NBC Local | Metra service suspended, roads closed in southwest suburbs after train derailment | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/metra-service-suspended-roads-closed-in-southwest-suburbs-after-train-derailment/3891053/ | Metra trains in the southwest suburbs were suspended and some roads were closed Wednesday morning after a freight train derailment, with officials warning of "significant traffic congestion" as first responders and railroad crews respond to the scene. The derailment, in Chicago Ridge, was impacting trains on Metra's Southwest Service line, … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Freight train derailment halts Metra service, closes roads in Chicago Ridge | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/train-derailment-halts-metra-service-closes-roads-chicago-ridge | ![Freight train derailment in Oak Lawn sparks delays][9] #### [ Freight train derailment in Oak Lawn sparks delays ][10] A freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge prompted road closures and suspended Metra service Wednesday. #### The Brief * * A train derailed in Chicago Ridge, forcing road closures and halting … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Nancy Guthrie: Person of interest released as search for suspect continues | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nancy-guthrie-person-interest-released | ![][5] article The home of Nancy Guthrie in Pima County (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) An image of Nancy Guthrie (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) #### The Brief * * Authorities released a person of interest detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie case. * The unidentified individual was detained by … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois man arrested, Indiana state trooper injured during police chase in Lake County | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-man-arrested-indiana-state-trooper-injured-police-chase-lake-county | #### The Brief * * An Indiana State Police trooper was seriously injured during a chase on Monday and an Illinois man was taken into custody. * The trooper was hit by another police vehicle after stopping the suspect's car. * The officer was hospitalized and has since been released. … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/faa-airspace-el-paso-texas/ | EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport. A notice posted on the FAA’s website said the temporary flight restrictions were for “special security reasons,” but did not … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Investigators searching a location in Arizona in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/disappearance-nancy-guthrie-search/ | RIO RICO, Ariz. — A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she vanished from her Arizona home. News outlets later interviewed a man … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Daywatch: Evidence released in Marimar Martinez shooting case | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/daywatch-evidence-released-in-marimar-martinez-shooting-case/ | Good morning, Chicago. A trove of evidence was released yesterday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martínez by an immigration agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz, including [ body-worn camera footage ][1] showing the tense moments just before their vehicles collided and an email sent later that day … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Man's youthful appearance doesn't sit well at home | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/02/11/dearabby-today-dear-abby-mans-youthful-appearance-doesnt-sit-well-at-home | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] **DEAR ABBY:** My husband is 76 but doesn’t look a day over 60. He has a full head of … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Kurds in Syria are in desperate need of humanitarian aid and protection | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/11/kurds-syria-desperate-need-humanitarian-aid-civil-protections-ibrahim-ozdemir | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][33] * [ Facebook ][34] * [ Bluesky ][35] * [ Email ][36] * [ Reddit ][37] * [ Flipboard ][38] I am a Kurdish professor living and teaching in Chicago. Every morning, like many in the Kurdish diaspora, I … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump must answer for racist Obama video that denigrates entire Black community | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/11/trump-racist-obama-video-federal-school-voucher-maga-epstein-dulles-bad-bunny | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] I have lived long enough, preached long enough and walked these streets long enough to know when America is … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Metra Southwest Service Line upended after freight train derails near Chicago Ridge | https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/02/11/freight-train-derailment-chicago-ridge-metra-southwest-service | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Metra’s Southwest Service Line was upended after a freight train derailment Wednesday morning near southwest suburban Chicago Ridge. Reports … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man fatally shot during Lake View carjacking | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/11/man-fatally-shot-during-lake-view-carjacking | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Two gunmen carjacked a 22-year-old man and fatally shot him before speeding away in the man’s vehicle Wednesday morning … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | CBS Local | House to vote on the SAVE America Act as GOP makes election bill push | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/save-america-act-election-bill-house-republicans/ | _Washington —_ The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots, moves that Democrats have warned would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. [ The SAVE America Act ][15] would require documentation that shows proof … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | CBS Local | Freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge impacting Metra service | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/freight-train-derailment-chicago-ridge/ | A freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge is impacting Metra SWS service on Wednesday morning. According to Chicago Ridge police, the derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue. Police said there is no danger to the public, and emergency crews are working closely with railroad officials to assess … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | CBS Local | At least 9 killed, dozens injured in shootings at British Columbia high school and home, officials say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/several-killed-dozens-injured-shooting-canada-british-columbia-high-school-tumbler-ridge/ | At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings at a high school and residence in the northeast part of the province of British Columbia, Canadian police said Tuesday. The suspected shooter is dead, officials said. The school shooting was first reported at 1:20 p.m. Pacific Time … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 11, 2026 | CBS Local | Man shot, killed during carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-shot-killed-carjacking-chicago-northalsted-district/ | A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district. At 3:59 a.m., two men were sitting in a car in the 700 block of West Waveland Avenue, between Halsted Street and Broadway, when the two men came up and demanded their car and personal … |
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